Fiduciary Income Tax Returns: Form 1041 Workshop

Dec 19
8:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Wyndham Philadelphia-Bucks County
Feasterville-Trevose - Map

8-Tax
CPE Credits

Review the complicated income tax rules of estates and trusts, fiduciary accounting, and preparing Form 1041 and Schedule K-1. Become familiar with fiduciary accounting principles and common terminology used. Learn how to calculate distributable net income (DNI) and the income distribution deduction.
Highlights
  • Classifying receipts between income and corpus under the Uniform Principle and Income Act
  • Forgetful fiduciaries of simple trusts
  • Fluctuating trusts – Simple one year, complex the next
  • Calculation of DNI using a forms method (Schedule B), code method, and shortcut method
  • Dividing income in the year of death
  • Overview of Subchapter J
  • Form preparation issues: Filing requirements and line-by-line explanations of Form 1041
  • Taxable income of estates and trusts and expense allocation issues
  • Specific deductions and miscellaneous itemized deductions
  • Income in respect of a decedent
  • Relation of principal and income law to DNI
  • Understanding how to handle capital gains and losses
  • Tax planning concerns and special issues
  • Allocating tax items to beneficiaries: Another K-1
  • Reporting in light of the net investment income tax
  • Comprehensive DNI calculation case study
  • Comprehensive trust case study
  • Overview of an estate case study with filled-in forms

Registration

PICPA Member: $275
Nonmember: $375

More Information

Course No. 574601

Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites: Experience in the preparation of income tax returns

Notes

Accepted for CFM, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, CMA, and IRS credits.

Speaker(s)

Martin Satinsky

Partner, Tax Services
Martin J. Satinsky, CPA